Hidden Huntress
In an underground kingdom of trolls and ancient magic, a mysterious huntress must move through deadly politics and hidden alliances. Her true identity could destroy everything she's built, but her skills are all that stands between survival and chaos. The throne has secrets it will kill to keep.
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Cecile has escaped Trollus, but not the bond that ties her to Tristan. Back above ground, she performs as a singer in Trianon while secretly hunting Anushka, the witch whose curse has trapped the trolls under the mountain for five centuries. Tristan, still below, pays the price for helping her and plays a lethal political game against his own father. The book runs their struggles in parallel: her witch hunt through the capital's stages and salons, his survival in a court that wants him broken. The bond means each feels the other's misery, and neither can do a thing about it.
Jensen doesn't give you easy answers. Cécile's journey is lonely and physical; Tristan's is political and suffocating. The dual perspective keeps the tension high because you're never sure what the other person is doing or thinking. The troll world-building is detailed without exposition dumps. And the romance doesn't solve the plot, both characters have to do the solving, separately, which makes their eventual reunion earned rather than handed to you.
Violence, battle scenes, torture references, sexual assault references (not graphic), and extended grief and loss.
The huntress has been hiding in plain sight: Anushka is Genevieve, Cecile's own mother, alive for five centuries. The reveal lands late and recolors the whole book, including the ways Genevieve has been drugging and steering Cecile. And the curse does break by the end, which sounds like victory until you remember who else has been trapped under that mountain. The final page flips the trilogy on its head and sets up open war in Warrior Witch.
Readers who loved the first book need this. Fans of dark fantasy romance with real consequences, political maneuvering, and protagonists who can't just run away. Not for those who need couples to stay together; this book is about absence and trust being tested.
Book 2 of the Malediction Trilogy. Book 1 is Stolen Songbird, and you genuinely cannot start here; the bond, the curse, and the political stakes are all built there. Book 3 is Warrior Witch.
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